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• xwind (abbreviation)

語源

From cross- +‎ wind.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/

名詞

crosswind (plural crosswinds)

1. A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
   • 1979 December 21, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.11 Flight Recorders”, in Aircraft Accident Report: American Airlines, Inc., DC-10-10, N110AA, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, May 25, 1979‎, archived from the original on 17 August 2022, page 4:

     Correlation of the DFDR and CVR recordings disclosed that the flightcrew had set the flaps and stabilizer trim at 10° and about 5° aircraft noseup, respectively, for takeoff. A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR.

   • 2005 November 27, Sewell Chan, “Site of Balloon Accident Is Known for Its Crosswinds”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 23 November 2022:

     As part of its application, Macy's submitted "balloon control plans" describing how handlers, under the direction of a "pilot," were to navigate through intersections, where crosswinds can destabilize the balloons.

参考

• crosscurrent

Further reading

• crosswind on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• discrowns